History of Surfing

Above the Roar

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Trendsetting, worship-inspiring pro surfer from Ventura, California; world-ranked #4 in 2010, but best known as an anti-establishment freesurfing genius. "Whatever Dane Reynolds does, says and thinks", said Stab magazine in 2010, "will direct surfing into the future."

Reynolds was born (1985) in Long Beach, California, moved with his family to Ventura when he was 10, began surfing shortly thereafter, and was competing by age 13. Three years later he dropped out of high school to surf full ti...